2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lexington, GA vs Ridgeland, SC

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Highlights
- Ridgeland spends 74.3% more per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% higher in Ridgeland than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgeland had 18.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, GARidgeland, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,425$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,958  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,949$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3824573
 Students per Counselor295  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Lexington    3 Reviews

I’ve lived in Lexington Georgia for 25 years . It’s a excellent place to raise a family. In my 61 years and living in three other Southern states and 5 cities, this one  More

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Over 12 years ago

I work for a optometrist selling glasses. The customers are friendly and they drop loads of glasses off to donate to  More

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Over 12 years ago

I work for the local vision doctor and get to meet many people. I also get to drop loads of glasses at the goodwill center. Weather here is great year around. Keep  More

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Reviews for Ridgeland    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Ridgeland is a wonderful town to grow up in. I've lived here for 29 years. The public school system here is very far behind and most of the people here have to pay extra  More

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